If there are two things that don’t go well together in the world of cricket, Pakistan and fielding is certainly one such combination.
However, the Pakistan Super League’s (PSL) third edition has seen a pleasant change; improved fielding.
Ever since the arrival of Mickey Arthur, he has focused on significant improvements in fitness levels. However, even after several years, Pakistan’s national team’s fitness levels do not meet international standards, however, the inclusion of new players has raised the fielding standards in the team and the same can now be seen in the PSL.
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From Shahid Afridi’s memorable catch at the boundary line to the catches by Shaheen Shah Afridi and Muhammad Hafeez; there have been some remarkable efforts.
Statistically speaking, PSL catch success rate this season (thus far) is 90% — highest in any T20 league in the last two years.
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— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) February 28, 2018
According to cricket analysis website, CricViz:
The difficulty of catches in PSL 2018 have been higher than of IPL and BPL.
Due to this reason, CricViz has ranked PSL ahead of all the other league which held in the past two years.
Splendid Fielding
Here are some of the best catches taken from Pakistanis in PSL 2018 so far:
Junaid Khan Dives Forward
OUT! 3.3 Mohammad Irfan to Tamim Iqbal
Watch the match at https://t.co/tYXXKcO6GS#HBLPSL #DilSeJaanLagaDe #PZvMS #Cricingif pic.twitter.com/jRcaklctSf— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 22, 2018
Afridi’s Memorable Catch
OUT! 12.3 Mohammad Irfan to Umar Amin
Watch the match at https://t.co/NmtKmiJDoh#HBLPSL #DilSeJaanLagaDe #KKvQG #Cricingif #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/XV3xWOcjyo— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 23, 2018
Ahmed Shehzad’s Lion Roar
OUT! 14.6 Kieron Pollard to Fakhar Zaman
Watch ball by ball highlights at https://t.co/L59mYLdXkg#HBLPSL #DilSeJaanLagaDe #LQvMS #Cricingif #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/ww3y2GozB7— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 23, 2018
Ibtisam Sheikh Stunner
OUT! 1.6 Chris Jordan to Khurram Manzoor
Watch ball by ball highlights at https://t.co/HH9HDxEsZX#KKvPZ #HBLPSL #Cricingif #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/S7H0EEKaiu— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 25, 2018
Hafeez Leading By Example
OUT! 14.4 Ibtisam Sheikh to Colin Ingram
Watch ball by ball highlights at https://t.co/HH9HDxEsZX#KKvPZ #HBLPSL #Cricingif #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/HWTQofTA5s— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 25, 2018
Duo: Shaheen Afridi and Umar Akmal
Tag team work at its finest! Umar Akmal and Shaheen Shah Afridi WHAT A CATCH! #DamaDamMast
OUT! 12.5 Yasir Shah to Colin Ingram Watch ball by ball highlights at https://t.co/ib3FV3ET8Q #KKvLQ #HBLPSL #DilSeJaanLagaDe #Cricingif pic.twitter.com/8lKs0ftrbI
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 26, 2018